Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 4:40:00 -0400 From: <mezz7@cox.net> To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Re: motherboard has died, any recommend? nForce2? or else? Message-ID: <20040826084001.YZLK4710.lakermmtao06.cox.net@smtp.east.cox.net>
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> From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> > > Hi, > > mezz7@cox.net wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Current I am stuck in the webmail and family computer for now. Anyway, my motherboard just died last night so it looks like I will have to shopping for some new hardwares. It is a desktop and I reinstall GNOME stuff for test pretty often. I am pretty happy with the AthlonXP 2000 speed, so I don't really need any power or expensive hardwares. > > > > I am wondering if anyone can recommend me what chipest (include motherboard) should I buy? nForce2? VIA? or whatever? I personal like AMD, btw. :-) The nForce2 chipest is one thing that I am not sure how it plays nice with FreeBSD. I think, I might pick AthlonXP Barton 2800 to 3200 as my choice of CPU. No Athlon64 or newest CPU, all I need is stable that will work very well with FreeBSD. > > > > All I need is chipest or motherboard recommend then I will pick CPU, HD, RAM and etc by myself because I know what to get. Thanks! > > > You could try an dual Athlon board from Tyan which is out of production > but still available in the market. I run FreeBSD on a Thunder K7 without > any problems. > > It is not the fastest motherboard but real stable. It just runs. > > The price tag could be pretty low if the dealer wants to clear the stock. Well, SMP is kind of too much for my taste and desktop user. I can buy motherboard + AthlonXP in a price equal as a Thunder K7. One thing that I like this motherboard is AMD with SCSI onboard. AMD chipest rules, I believe nForce is based on it if I am not mistake. Cheers, Mezz > Erich
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